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Definition of mettlesome in English: mettlesomeadjective ˈmɛtls(ə)mˈmɛdlsəm literary (of a person or animal) full of spirit and courage; lively. their horses were beasts of burden, not mettlesome chargers Example sentencesExamples - There had been plenty of mettlesome, even feminine-looking women drivers before Hellé began making headlines.
- Their horses were beasts of burden, not mettlesome chargers, and during the British civil wars cost half as much as proper cavalry horses.
- He was a vigorous and mettlesome man who loved a yarn.
- The chorus is youthful and mettlesome, impressively precise yet never mechanical.
- When you have a problem, people create a commission to look at it, because it may be mettlesome.
Synonyms spirited, game, gritty, intrepid, fearless, courageous, hardy, brave, plucky, gallant, valiant, valorous, bold, daring, audacious, heroic tenacious, steely, determined, resolved, resolute, steadfast, indomitable
Definition of mettlesome in US English: mettlesomeadjectiveˈmɛdlsəmˈmedlsəm literary (of a person or animal) full of spirit and courage. their horses were beasts of burden, not mettlesome chargers Example sentencesExamples - When you have a problem, people create a commission to look at it, because it may be mettlesome.
- Their horses were beasts of burden, not mettlesome chargers, and during the British civil wars cost half as much as proper cavalry horses.
- There had been plenty of mettlesome, even feminine-looking women drivers before Hellé began making headlines.
- The chorus is youthful and mettlesome, impressively precise yet never mechanical.
- He was a vigorous and mettlesome man who loved a yarn.
Synonyms spirited, game, gritty, intrepid, fearless, courageous, hardy, brave, plucky, gallant, valiant, valorous, bold, daring, audacious, heroic
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